dwarf sawfish

Pristis clavata

Copper stains green the century old type

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

The dwarf sawfish or Queensland sawfish (Pristis clavata) is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical Australia. This endangered species is the smallest species in its family.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Pristidae
Genus: Pristis
Maximum length: 318 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: tropical Australia, possibly more widely distributed. A nominal record from the Canary Islands may not be this species, but the sketchily known Pristis pristis from the eastern Atlantic is similar and needs comparison to determine if the two species are distinct (Ref. 009859 ). India (Bay of Bengal), Indonesia to eastern Australia, isolatted record from Réunion (Ref. 114953 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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